FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
His blanket was as soft as a new lamb’s wool!
Simile
Madden is leafing through the back of a book, and she runs across a list of words in alphabetical order. Definitions follow the words.
What page did Madden find?
Glossary
**BONUS** DOUBLE
Which text features is present on this page?
words in italics
**BONUS** DOUBLE
A table (as a text feature) always contains...
rows and columns
The math test we just took was a piece of cake!
idiom
He is so poor that he doesn’t have two nickels to rub together!
Idiom
Josh is writing a report, and he needs to cite the book where he found most of the facts he shared in his report. Therefore, he needs to determine the author and publisher of the book, along with the year it was published. On which page would he find the information he is looking for?
Title Page
Which of the following text features is displayed alongside the paragraph that includes fun facts or other information?
Text Box
An author is writing a nonfiction book about caring for dogs. He is planning a section about fleas, the tiny insects that sometimes live on dogs. He wants to show readers what a flea looks like. Which of the following text features would be most beneficial?
CLOSE UP
The great horned owl softly hooted through the night.
onomatopoeia
Bill Byson just bought a brand new blue bike for Bobby.
Alliteration
Josh would like to find a few more interesting facts to share in his report. Which of the following would guide him to a location with additional information?
Hyperlink
You are reading a nonfiction book about meteorology (the study of weather). One of the items listed is a heading, and the remaining items are subheadings. Identify the heading.
A. Barometer C. Anemometer
B. Weather Instruments D. Thermometer
Carson sees the following text feature in the margin of his book.
Characteristics of Mammals
• Vertebrates
• Endothermic (warm-blooded)
• Hair
• Produce milk to feed babies
Which of the following text features is Carson noticing?
Bullet Points/List
We watched the lightning dance across the sky all night.
Personification
She is a real bear in the morning!
metaphor
What do you call the words on a image that give tells the parts?
Labels
Which text feature shows where new chapters begin?
Table Of Contents
Which text feature is a image taken by a camera?
Photograph
Life is a roller coaster sometimes. You never know what’s going to happen next!
idiom or metaphor
There must be a million stars in the sky tonight!
Hyperbole
What do you call the sentence besides an image that gives a description of the image.
Caption
This question shows a small section of a text
feature. Name the text feature.
A
altitude... 7
anemometer... 5, 15
B
barometer... 6-8, 15
blizzard...36-37
Index
What type of text would you mostly find Text Features?
Non-Fiction Text/Informational
**BONUS** VERY HARD
My grandpa always reminded me that an apple a day keeps the doctor away!
A. idiom B. proverb/adage
C. hyperbole D. metaphor
proverb/adage